Hobby horse



UNlTl-:D VSTATES PATENT oFFIc right lpiece 12 isbifurcated on Patentedpr. 7,` 1931 wALrEE .'r. rammel' cHATTANooGA, TENNESSEE HOBBY noEsEnppueaan mea December 26,1329. serial No. 416,649.

. This invention relates to toys and particularly toys in the nature ofhobby horses. An object of the invention is to provide a toy which inoperation will simulate a horse so that a child may ride withsubstantially allV of the movements, benefits and thrills gained fromactual horse back riding. Another object of the invention is to providemechanism operable by a child for propelling the toy horse forward bysimply raising and lowering himself from the seat in the manner in which`aperson would in actually riding horse back..` By raising himselfoffthe seat certain springmechanism operates to move the rear portion ofthe horse forward and this portion is locked in its forwa-rdposition asthe rider puts his weight upon the seat to'move the front feet of thehorse forward, the body of the horse pivoting on the rear legs in orderto prevent rear movement of the horse instead of forward movement as therider seats himself in the saddle. A further object is to provide'in atoy of this character certain novel features of construction in detailof the hobby horse.

Referringto the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof andon which similar reference characters indicate similar parts, Figure 1is a view in elevation of the invention,

Figure 2, a view as seen from the rear in Figure p Figure 3, a partialsectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure2,` y Y Figure 4, a detail ofa modified form,

Figure 5, afurther modified detail, and Figure 6, a detail view of theconnection between the leg and the seat asshown in modifiedforms inFigures 4 and f5; In the drawings numerals l0 and 11 indicate frontandrear wheels respectively on which the horse ismounted. `Afrontupitslower end to straddle'the front wheel 10 and is pivotallyVmounted on an axle pin 13 on the front wheel. `This front portion is cutto resemble such outline of a horses head, neck and shoulders as willmakeanattractivede may be attached to the sign. Near the upper forwardportion of the head memberis attached a clip 14 which may be andpreferably is made of metal and is bent over and pivoted at 15 to whatmight be termed the forehead of the horse and bent around to fit againstopposite sides of the horses head. This clip is preferably slotted tosomething near its mid-portion as indicated at 16. The portion 14 isdesigned to represent the horses ears and when laid back in the positionshown in Figure 1 the upper-edge ofthe slot at 16 will rest against theupper straight portionof theneck of the horse. Suitable conventional orartistic designs such as 17 and 18 may denote the horses eye and nose. Ashort transverse bar 19 is secured at theupper neckportionI to provide agrip for the child by means of which he may hold himself upon and guidethe horse. Secured to the rear of the front portion 12 is a bracket 20which has its ends bent out as shown at 21 to receive an upright bleek2e which is pivotauy secured witin the bracket by means of a bolt 23. A`fiat body portion 24 is rigidly secured at its front Vend to the post22. The post 22 likewise has a depending end 25 which su ports stirrups26. The stirrups 26 are prefrrably pivoted on a pin 27 which extendssuiicently far out to provide a rest for achilds foot. "In order tosimulate a stirrup a small strap 28 upper end ofthe stirrups. A saddle`30 is pivoted at 31 to the rear of the post 22. `This saddle issupported near itscentral point on a spring 32 which rests upon and nearthe center of the body member 24. The spring 32 may be placed closer orfurther from the pivot point of the saddle dependingon whether the horseisfor 'a light or heavy rider. If desirable Ythe springmay be seated soas to' be adjustable forward or backwards. Rear legs 33 and 34 arehinged at 35 to the under side of the saddle.` The lower ends of thelegs are piv` otally'mounted on an axle 41. Any suitable form of wheelmay be usedbut I have found those which `resemble a disk with a leatherorrubber tire to simulate rubber tires most attractive and satisfactory.`It is desirable `particularly to "have a rear tire with conporting therear legs.

lcured to the inner edge of each of therear legs. This providesa""stron'glbrace`v forsup-x. A block secured to the underside of thebody portion24to'- gether with bar 44 limits, forward movement of therear legs as the bar 44 strikesl` the rear end of this block. .A brakebar 46 is pivoted at 47 Yto one ofthe rear legs. This ehehe herhes. itslower end split eed one .portion 2Q ofl this split part is bent over andeeross the edge e,i the Wheel so es to. engere. the tire of the wheelandserye as -a brake.

The other portieni of the split end is heet `the VVomher -d`rectionandis perforated to -reeeiveloosely the .lower end of-y a rod 48. lhis"red 's riveted et 4t2 te the reer et the saddle anrl2pesses'threesh endielernnes in eneye 59 oni the les et the herse The o f the rodk 48 mayhave a nut thereer he leent yerrer to -prerentthe end. eit e hreke hanironi dropping eli- JA. strep el seeered `to the rear of the .saddlenierindinteth.. herses tailf Likewise astrep 52 se- Qtlnedn rings 53 atA theportion lwhieh indieetes th.A horses month .heey provide e bridle-'.l-he head of. the horse niey he lined or marked shove et .5.4. toindieete further elements et. the bridle., or, it. preferred, actuelleether streps heey. he secured to the horses neek and heed along theseportions to indieete e eoneplete leridle.-

vTheoperation ei' the devise is es ielleWsr When et rest the horsestands in the position shown in tell linesin Figure l., Whenin thisposition the lerekesher 4e is supported en the dndeithe rod 48 eed the.'braking end is held ont, of eenteet with the, -Whee1 hs- .snnie that eehildlnoents. the horse and. lsterts te ride. alle erst. pleees his feetonthe stirreps himself; hcthen lowers him- 227 end raises yseitentheseet and his Weight vpresses the soot down fte the upper ends ofthe renrless v hieh'legspiret on. the neer. eXle 41 4s the saddleisrhored; kdonnieard the red 48 slides down Yend ellowsthe lerahe leerteensesethe i Yrear wheeliend prevents. thewheel froinre:

tatinsfhaelrwerds.- .In order for the hind lege ,to pivot onthe lerle4.1..-they einst push the' front Wheel forwerdte move the her-se fer-Y:werd to thei position shown in dotted lines 55,-. `The ohild'then.swingsv his Weight' foru endsnpports. himself: on the pin 27.

throws his` .Weightneerer tothe trent et theherse and pleeesthe leed onthe front wheel; 'A s he rises up, thesp'rng 32,114@

the saddle and swings therear legs heel; to

in this the full line position shown in Figure l. The rear legs pivotthis time at 35 andthe rear wheels are broughtl forward to assume theposition shown in full lines in Figure 1. These actions are repeated andthe horse moves `forward step-b'y-'step with the child raisingv andlowering.himselfA on the saddle as if en trotting et galloping horse.

kInstead of having the body member 24 secured. to a transverse bar 43and having the' transverse bai'fslidablyl mounted on lledges as shown Imay have a bar 24, as

shown in Figure 4, mounted to slide upon a transverse bar ed which issecured to the inner sides of the legs one of which is indieeted ley theneneerell 34- This her 56 heey, and preierebly dees, lieve ereller 57upon which the rear endof the bar 2,4 rests to eliminate friction andthe front end of the her 24V is rigidly seenredte. e post. not shownfigure but substantially as that shown l at 22. In a still furthermodificain Figure' tion; Fis 5, Whieh is'sehstentielly the seine asshown. indie@ 4, .instead ei the leerde end roller' 57, I substitute aflat bar 5 8 on whioh the body lmember 24'( is slidably resting. T. heles 34 is pivotelly eenneeted tel the seet 30.. These forms are somewhatsimpler than that shown inthe preferred form.

While ,I have. sh. oW1,1l ,toy .in the ferne. oi

horse because th hOlStl 1s the heerst of ber- -den `best known in thiscountry, obviously I do notlimit myself to this specific typekof enineeles. ythe seme meehenisee eeeld Well edept itself te any other venireelWitheet departing et ell from' the spirit et the invention f While thedevice has been referred to as a toy this term is not to be regarded aslimitinsthe ese ei. the device in enysense. It may lee nsedes enererelsino devise end When mede. in. ilerge size Welll adapted forese'in the gymnasium, ier sneh pnrposel 'f lt will. he ohvioes. te theseskilled in the art that various changes may be made in my device withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention and therefore I do not limitmyself t'okwhat is shown in the drawings and described in thespecification but-only.v asin- .dicated in the appended claims. 4 'i iHaving thus fully described said invention, what I claim as newanddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is: j A u l. hobby horsevcomprising front and .rear wheels, front and rear'legs mounted o n thewheels, a ,body portion pivoted to the .fronti-less end. e. seddlfepivoted te the hedy lportion and to thev rear legs and adapted uponroelzing, ,motion to swing the rear legs on their pivots.,snlestentiellyv asset.' iorth- 2- A hehley horse eeeep.rieles4 e irontleediT meinten eornpesed et. heed end less sneperted on the axle of efront Wheehe Central body portion, riveted tothe front hodtpetien7 epeice et rear. .less'noenntedupen rear eee wheels, a saddle pivoted tothe central body portion and to the tops of the legs whereby rocking ofthe saddle on its pivot will swing the rear legs on their pivots,substantially 5 as set forth.

3. A hobby horse comprising a front body member composed of head andlegs suported on the axle of a front wheel, a central ody portionpivoted to the front body pori9 tion, a pair of rear legs pivotallymounted upon rear wheels,A a saddle pivoted to the central body portionand to the tops of the legs whereby rocking of the saddle on its pivotwill swing the rear legs on their pivots, and a bar pivoted to one ofthe legs and adapted to engage one of the wheels to act as a brake,substantially as set forth.

4. A hobby horse comprising a pair of rear wheels and a front wheel, apair of rear legs mounted upon the rear wheels and a pair of front legssupported on the front wheel, front and central body portions, a saddlepivoted to the central body portion and to the tops of the rear legs sothat swinging of the saddle on its pivot will rock the rear legs ontheir pivots and means for preventing the rear movement of the rearwheels as the saddle is rocked on its pivot whereby said rocking willmove the front wheels fors.) ward, substantially as set forth.

5. A hobby horse Comprising a body, a pair of rear wheels and a frontwheel, a pair y of rear legs mounted on the rear wheels and pivoted toswing forward of the body of the 5 horse, and a barpivoted to one of thelegs operable by the rider for looking the wheels to prevent rearmovement of the horse and so as to m'ove the front portion of the horseforward, substantially as set forth.

a 6. A hobby horse having a body provided with a saddle pivoted thereto,front legs pivoted to said body, and rear legs pivoted to said saddle atits free end, said legs being mounted upon wheels, the said saddle being,.15 operable by the rider for swinging the rear legs on their pivots tomove the front of the horse forward, and means connected to said saddlesimultaneously operable to look the rear wheels to prevent their movingto the m rear as the front portion of the horse is moved forward,substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Chattanooga,Tennessee, this nineteenth day of December, A. D. nineteen hun- '55 dredand twenty-nine.-

WALTER J. FRINK.

